Tablespoons to Grams

How many grams a US tablespoon of butter, sugar, flour, honey or another ingredient weighs — by USDA data

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How to convert tablespoons to grams

Worked example: 2 US tablespoons of butter, level

2 tbsp × 14.1875 g ≈ 28.4 g

grams = tablespoons × the weight of one US tablespoon of the ingredient

level US tablespoon, 14.8 ml · one US cup of butter weighs 227 g (USDA FoodData Central) · 1 tbsp = 1/16 cup

Grams in 1/2, 1 and 2 US tablespoons
Ingredient	1/2 tbsp, g	1 tbsp, g	2 tbsp, g
All-purpose flour	3.91	7.81	15.6
Granulated sugar	6.25	12.5	25
Brown sugar, packed	6.88	13.8	27.5
Brown sugar, unpacked	4.53	9.06	18.1
Powdered sugar, unsifted	3.75	7.5	15
Powdered sugar, sifted	3.13	6.25	12.5
Butter	7.09	14.2	28.4
Water	7.39	14.8	29.6
Whole milk	7.63	15.3	30.5
White rice, uncooked	5.78	11.6	23.1
White rice, cooked	4.94	9.88	19.8
Rolled oats	2.53	5.06	10.1
Honey	10.6	21.2	42.4
Table salt	9.13	18.3	36.5
Cocoa powder	2.69	5.38	10.8
Plain yogurt	7.66	15.3	30.6
Olive oil	6.75	13.5	27
Vegetable oil	6.81	13.6	27.3
Heavy cream	7.44	14.9	29.8
Sour cream	7.19	14.4	28.8
Peanut butter	8.06	16.1	32.3
Cornstarch	4	8	16
Baking powder	6.9	13.8	27.6
Baking soda	6.9	13.8	27.6
Active dry yeast	6	12	24
Ground cinnamon	3.9	7.8	15.6

Traps

Packed or loose. A US tablespoon of packed brown sugar weighs 13.8 g, loosely spooned 9.06 g; powdered sugar unsifted 7.5 g, sifted 6.25 g. Each state is its own choice in the form.
US, metric or Australian tablespoon. The US tablespoon is 14.8 ml, the metric one 15 ml — almost the same; the Australian tablespoon is 20 ml, 35.3 % more.
Water. 1 ml of water weighs 1 g, so one US tablespoon of water weighs its volume, 14.8 g; every other liquid uses its own USDA weight.
Spoon-only ingredients. USDA weighs baking powder, baking soda, active dry yeast and ground cinnamon by the teaspoon, not the cup; their tablespoon is 3 teaspoons.

Weights: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy; the US cup is 236.6 ml, the tablespoon 1/16 cup, the teaspoon 1/48 cup; water is counted from its volume.

FAQ

How many grams are in a tablespoon?

It depends on what is in the spoon: a tablespoon is a volume, and each ingredient packs a different weight into it. A level US tablespoon holds 14.2 grams of butter, 12.5 grams of granulated sugar, 7.81 grams of all-purpose flour and 14.8 grams of water.

How do you convert tablespoons to grams?

Multiply the tablespoons by the weight of one tablespoon of that ingredient. USDA gives a US cup of sugar as 200 grams and a cup is 16 tablespoons, so a tablespoon of sugar weighs 12.5 grams, and 3 tablespoons weigh 37.5 grams.

How many grams is a tablespoon of baking powder?

13.8 grams: USDA lists a teaspoon of baking powder as 4.6 grams, and a tablespoon is 3 teaspoons. Baking soda weighs the same per spoon, but it is a different leavener and does not replace baking powder in a recipe.

Is an Australian tablespoon the same?

No. This page uses the US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. The Australian tablespoon holds 20 ml, 35.3 % more, so an Australian tablespoon of butter weighs about a third more; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml used in the UK and Canada is within 2 % of the US one.

Tablespoons to Grams